We are pleased to announce that we are in the process of implementing the EReward points system on this site. If you go to your home page you will see a box just below your profile info in the left hand column titled 'My ( Username ) Stat'. If you click on the question mark you will see a display which details the points reward system. THEN If you comment on this post your total should increment by 10

This opens up all kinds of possibilities for member reward schemes, competitions , prizes etc.

PLEASE HELP US OUT BY TESTING THIS NEW FEATURE. COMMENT BELOW AND CHECK YOUR HOME/PROFILE PAGE.

DIOLCH

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Firstly I would like to say diolch yn fawr to everyone who has commented in this thread. It is greatly appreciated and I think it is fair to say that the reward system is a functional and popular new feature. There are a few minor bugs and as we continue to test thescript I will pass these on to the developer.

Moving forward there are three main areas for consideration.

1. We need to tweak the points system so that it incentivizes content that is most beneficial to the site and most popular with members . I am reasonably content with the current schema but always open to suggestions along the lines of SJ's post earlier in this thread. Here is the current points sytem:-

Points reward scheme:-

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Comment on profiles/pages/groups: 10 points
Publish a Blog post: 40 points
Created a Discussion: 20 points
Reply a Discussion: 10 points
Joined a Group: 10 points
Created a Group: 20 points
Shared/Uploaded a Photo: 10 points
Shared/Uploaded a Video: 10 points

2. We need to address the ranking question.This from the EReward site:- "Furthermore, user will be able to see their title/rank on their My stats box(able to see other members' rank too) which is rewarded to them based on their points."

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We need to come up with a list of ranks ( about 5 in all , preferably in Welsh ) which will be automatically awarded to members when they hit a certain points level. So we proceed from novice ( welsh? ) to grand master or grand wizard or archdruid or whatever. We can add small graphics to accompany the titles which will display in peoples stat boxes on their homepages. I'm thinking perhaps a new rank level for every 2000 points up to 10000. What does anyone think? What should the titles be? The floor is open for suggestions

3. What shall we offer as a reward for top points earners. How often should we offer prizes and what shou;ld they be? Should there be different prizes for different ranks? Looking for suggestions here too. Perhaps we should offer sponsored promotions ? Your ideas and suggestions welcome.

LATEST NEWS

Here are the ranks, point ranges and accompanying graphics. As you accumulate points for your activity on the site you will advance to the higher grades. These grades will display in the 'My Stat' box in the left hand column on your profile page just below your profile details.

• When user has 5000 or more points
  Title: DDRAIG MEISTR
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  When user has 4000 or more points
  Title: DEWIN
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  When user has 3000 or more points
  Title: BARDD
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• When user has 2000 or more points
  Title: ARBENIGWR
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  When user has 1000 or more points
  Title: GRADDEDIG
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  When user has 0 or more points
  Title: NEWYDDIAN
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LATEST NEWS

Here are the stats after 2 days from the new points reward system. This shows the top thirty contributors . The last two usernames were not recorded by the system for some reason?? We will endeavour to keep these stat reports updated on a regular ( probably weekly or monthly ) basis. Nobody has made it to the rank of graddedig yet. We are all still novices

NAME POINTS

Ceri Shaw 680
Swansea Jack 610
Brian y Tarw Llwyd 460
Brett Hull 330
Gaynor Madoc Leonard 260
mona everett 250
Robert Lloyd 220
Peter Lewis 220
Eiry Rees Thomas 220
David T. E. Hopkins 220
W. Perry Williams 210
John Cotti-Diaz 210
Jennifer Rahel Conover 210
CHRISTOPHER JOHN WILLIAMS 210
Mal Durbin 130
Iona Wyn Hall 120
William Beynon 100
Katheryn Moore 80
Allison Thomas 70
gaabi 30
Welsh Heart 20
Suzie Morris 20
Matthew D. Reese 20
Michael Ellis 10
Harold Powell 10
Darren Parry 10
Chris Herzig 10
Cameron Lee Isaacs 10
none 10
none 10